Attorney Scott Finn has returned to the tough Charlestown streets of his youth where he ekes out a living from any legal work he can get. But nothing has prepared him for a case as twisted as the one he now faces. Fifteen years ago doctor & illegal immigrant Vincente Salazar was convicted of a brutal attack on a female undercover cop. Now he finds support in his claim for a new trial & Finn is the only one able to fight to find the truth. Allying himself with maverick detective Tom Kozlowski Finn uncovers a web of lies corruption & secrets that stretch from Central America to Boston's suburbs which could threaten the security of the nation. Before Finn & Kozlowski know it it will be their lives that hang in the balance as they search desperately for the thin line between guilt & innocence. 'A knock-out; Grisham with passion even a touch of the great Michael Connelly thrown in.. . It crackles from the first page to the last & never lets up for a second' Daily Mail